Sound-producing device



Nov. V30), 1926; 1,609,082

A. FRlscH SOUND 'PRoDUcING DEVICE Filed Feb. l1. 1922 l (ggf. l Z?Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

UNirED" STATES PATENT oFFicE.

ARTHUR FRISCH, OF BROOKLYN, "NEW YRK, ASSGNGR, BY ASSGNMENTS, TO VOCLESINCOBFEORATEID, A. COREORATOE' OF DELAVARE.

SOUND-PRGDUCING DEVCE.

Application lcd February 11, 1922. Serial No. 535,737.

This invention relates to sound producing devices, particularly such asare adapted for use in connection with or for insertion in dolls orother toys.

rlhe object of my improvements is to pro videa device of the classdescribed, simple in construction, having few parts easily assembled andwhen assembled having small liability to derangement. Other objects willappear later herein.

In the drawings accompanyingthis specification there is illustrated oneembodiment of my invention and which is at present thc preferredembodiment thereof, for use in th bodies of dolls. For other toys orother uses the device may be modified to meet particular environmentsand requirements, all wi thin the scope of my invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation on line 1, 1 of Fig. 2. Fig.2 is a sectional plan view on line 2, 2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and l arefragmentary plan views corresponding with a portion of what is shown inFig. 2, and showing modified forms of some details of my invention. Thescale of all the figures of the drawing is the same.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 my improvements comprise abellows 3, preferably of ordinary character with two stiii:1 walls 5, 6articulated along their adjacent ends 5, 6, and having the usualflexible side and end walls 7 and 8, respectively. One wall, as 5, ofsaid bellows may be secured to a fixed portion of the device as wall 9of a containing case 10 while the other bellows wall 6 is pivoted withrespect thereto. Said casing 10 is preferably of general tubular formand in the form illustrated is substantially square in cross-section andcomprises four walls 9,11, 12 and 13, arranged to form a rectangulartube, and an end wall 14 closing in one end thereof. The other end ofsaid tube or case isopen except that it is preferably provided with acovering 15 of cheese cloth or the like, the apertures through the clothbetween thc warp and woot threads thereof being adapted for permittingthe passage of sound therethrough. VVa-ll 6 of bellows 3, which isheroin shown as the movable wall, is preferably of metal and preferablycarries integral therewith reed box 16 having the usual reed 17. Saidreed box communicates with sound chamber 19 by passage 18. Said soundchamber has an open end 20 preferably of rectangular form, and in theplan view of Fig. 2 the upper and lower lwalls of the mid portion ofsaid open end 2O are cut back to form V seats at 2Oa and 20". Acrosssaid open end, gate 21 is fixed at its ends to the opposite side wallsof chamber 19. Said chamber 19 may be provided with the usual nasal vent22. Wall 6 of bellows 3, being preferably of metal, provides sufiicientweight for closing the bellows when the device is held with wall'5approximately horizontal. Gate 21 is preferably of thin sheet materialof yieldable character, such as rubber, and said gate is arranged to be.closed at suitable times Aonto its V seats during the closing movementof the bellows, by means of arm 23 attached to some fixed portion of thedevice, herein illustrated as wall 13 of case 10. Said arm 23 ispreferably arranged midway widthwise gate 21, see Fig. Y2, and isprovided with portions 23a and 23b adapted and arranged for successivelyengaging gate 21 as that gate is carried by wall 6 of the bellows fromthe dotted line position of Fig. 1 to the full line position thereof andfurther, as the. bellows is completely collapsed. Between portions 23aand 23b of arm 23 is bent out portion 23X and below portion 23b isanother bent out portion 23Y. Saidportionsy 23X and 23y permit gate 21to retract away from opening 20 wherebyy the sound is permitted toissue.

In the modilication of Fig. 3, end wall 24k of the V front of open end2O is nearly vertical to thegeneral plane of end 20, and the edge walls25 thereof are inclinedinwardly relatively to the plane of said end. Inthis modification, gate 21 is fixed at one end only thereof to end 20and in general parallelism therewith, and is adapted for closing downonto edge walls 25 to close the aperture in` end 20, when engaged by arm23.

In the modification of Fig. lf, end 2() is beveled off at one or bothends, contiguous to the opening` therein and edge walls 24 re parallelwith the bellows hinge. Gate 21 may be fixed to one of the beveled endportions of end 20 and extend outwardly over the opening thereof inposition to be closed against that end to close said opening uponencountering arm 23. The operation of my improved device will, it isbelieved, be

clearly understood from the above detailed description of itsconstruction. The device in its protecting casing 10 is adapted to beinserted in the body of a doll with the bellows member 5 horizontal andthe bellows member (S on top or nearest the head of the doll and theportion 5 toward the back of the doll. Then when the doll is laid on itsback the weighty member' G falls away from member 5 by gravity and whenthe doll is placed in upright position,y the weight of bellows wall 6will cause the bellows to close, whereby gate 21 will be first releasedfrom its seat as it passes portion 23X of arm 23; then, uponencountering` portion 231 of said arm, said gate will be closed and uponpassing portion 23y of said arm the gate will again be released and openup from its seat, the device thereby emitting a succession of sounds. Orthe casing with the device therein may be placed in the body of a dollwith the member 5 arranged vertically therein when the doll is inupright position and with the end 15 uppermost and the member 6 nearestthe back of the doll. Then when the doll is laid on its back theweighted member 6 of the bellows will act by gravity to distend thebellows and when the body of the doll is tilted forward the weightedmember 6 will act by gravity to compress the bellows, and when thebellows is compressed the air therein is forced out past the airactuated sound producing means 17 which is carried with the pivotedmovable wall 6, and the valve 21, also carried thereby, is acted upon bythe control member 23, fixed with respect to the casing and member 5, tocontrol the operation of the valve during the compression movement ofmember 6 and so interrupt the sound issuing from the sound producingmeans 17 through the sound chamber 19 causing` the device to utter asound like ma-ma or pa-pa. By enclosing the parts in a casing adapted tobe inserted in a doll the parts are kept free of parts of the stuliingmaterial and other foreign matter in the doll and the apertured end 1,5while permitting the issuance of the sounds therethrough at the sametime prevents such foreign material from getting in through this openpart of the casing. Furthermore and what is quite important the bellowsis not only compressed by gravity but is also distended by gravity andno mechanical connections from outside of the casing are necessary tooperate the device. Since the device is free of all mechanicalconnections to other parts of the doll outside of the casing, it may beeasily and conveniently placed in dolls of various types and sizes bythe doll manufacturer and the device does notV have to be differentlyconstruetcd and designed for different types and sizes of dolls. Thecasing, by reason of the fact that there are no mechanical connectionsextending therethrough has no large apertures through which foreignmatteimay enter and it protects the mechanism of the device againstinjury bot-h before it is inserted in the doll and also afterward. Inthe latter case it is especially important when used in the ordinarystuffed doll made of flexible fabric.

lVhile I have described my improvements in great detail and with respectto a preferred form of the invention, I do not desire to be limited tothe details or form described,

since many changes and modifications may be made and the improvementsembodied in widely different forms without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention in its broader aspects. Hence I desire to coverall modifications and forms coming within the language or scope of anyone or more of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. rllhe combination of a tubular casing adapted to be inserted in thebody of a doll and partly open to provide for the issuance of soundtherefrom7 the open part being covered with apertured material whichserves to keep out foreign material while permitting the issuance ofsound therethrough, a bellows enclosed in said casing, said bellowshaving one wall fixed with respect to the casing and the opposite wallpivoted with respect thereto, said walls extending longitudinally of thecasing, said pivoted wall being weighted and acting to both coinpressand distend said bellows solely by gravity and upon changing theposition of the doll in which the device is inserted, air actuated soundproducing means carried with said pivoted movable wall of the bellows, avalve also carried thereby for interriupting the sound from said soundproducing means during one movement of the pivoted wall, and a controlmember fixed with respect to the casing and controlling the operation ofsaid valve during said movement of said pivoted member.

2. The combination of a casing adapted to be inserted in the body of adoll and partly open to provide for the issuance of sound therefrom, theopen part being covered with apertured material which serves to keep outforeign material while permitting the issuance of sound therethrough, abellows enclosed in said casingr` said bellows havingI one wall fixedwith respect to the casing and the opposite wall pivoted with respectthereto, the said walls extending longitudinally of the casing, saidpivoted wall being weighted and free of all mechanical connections toother parts of the doll outside of said casing and acting to bothcompress and distend said bellows solely by gravity and upon chauginzfrthe position of the dell in which the device is inserted` air actuatedsound producing means carried with said p-ifvoted` movable wall of thebellows, and means for interrupting the sound from said sound producingmeans during one movement of the pivoted wall, including a controlmember' iixed with respect to the casing.

3. The combination ot a casing adapted to be inserted in the body ot' adoll and partly open to provide tor the issuance ot sound therefroi'n,the open part being covered with apertured material which serves to keepout foreign material while permitting the issuance of soundtherethrough, a bellows enclosed in said casing, said bellows having onewall fixed with respect to the casing and the opposite wall pivoted withrespect thereto, said walls extending longitudinally of the casing, saidpivoted wall being weighted and acting to both compress and distend`saidbellows solely by gravity and upon changing the position oi. thedoll in which the device is inserted, air actuated sound producing meansfixed with respect to one wall ot the bellows and means for interruptingthe sound from said sound producing means including a control memberlixed with respect to the other wall of the bellows.

4. A sound producing device having a bellows with a relatively fixedhead and a relatively movable head, said heads being pivotedwith respectto one another along one edge thereof, a weight carried by the movablehead at the opposite edge thereof, whereby the bellows may be operatedby gravity, said weight having a sound chamber therein and a passagewayfrom said sound chamber to the interior ot said bellows, a sound reedassociated with said passageway whereby operation or the bellows maycause the reed to sound and the sound therefrom to issue into said soundchamber, said weight also having an opening from the sound chamberthrough which the sound is adapted to lissue to the outside.

5. In a device of the character described the combination oi' a bellowshavinga movable wall, means comprising a weight Yfor moving said movablewall when said device :is moved from inoperative to operative position,air actuated sound producing means carried by said bellows, said movablewall having an opening provided with a V seat for the emission oi'sound, a resiliently held gate extending across said movable wallopening and attached to said movable wall, and means for closing saidgate.

6. In a device of the character described the combination ot a bellowshaving a movable wall', means comprising` a weight for moving saidmovable wall when said device is moved from inoperative to operativeposition, air actuated sound producing means carried `by said bellows,said movable wall having an opening provided with a V seat or theemission of sound, a resiliently held gate extending across said movablewall opening and attached at the V ends of said seat, and means forclosingsaid gate.

7. In a device of the character described the combination ot a bellowshaving a movable wall, means comprising a weight for moving said movablewall when said devicev is moved Yfrom inoperative to operative position,air actuated sound producing means carried by said bellows, said movablewall having an opening in the free end thereof tor the emission otsound, a resiliently held gate extending across said movable wallVopening and attached to said movable wall, and a lixed arm tor coactionwith said gate, said arm having a gate engaging profile adapted foralternately closing and releasing said gate.

S. A sound producing device having in combination a bellows, a soundreed connected to be operated thereby, means including a member havingan opening through which the sound from the reed is adapted to issue, avalve member of resilient exible material for closing and opening saidopening whereby when the valve member is in open position sound mayissue and when the valve member is in closed position the sound ismii-filed, said valve member being moved to one ot said positions bv theresiliency of the material of the valve member, and means acting to movesaid valve member to the other position responsive to the operation ofthe bellows.

9. A. sound producing device having inl combination an airchamber with arelatively iixed head a head movable toward and from the fixed head, asound reed operated by air 'forced thereby by `movement of the movablehead with respect to the fixed head, and means for interrupting thesound from said reed comprising a member having an opening through whichthe sound trom the reed is adapted to issue, a valve member of resilientiiexible material for closing and opening said opening whereby when thevalve member is in open position sound may issue and when the valvemember is in closed position the sound is muliled, said valve memberbeing moved to one ot said positions by the resiliency of the materialoi the valve member, andmeans acting to move said valve member to theother position responsive to. the .movement ot the movable head withrespect to the iixed head.

l0. A sound producing device having in combination a bellows, a soundreed connected to be operated thereby, means inclu ig a member having anopening through which the sound 'from the reed is adapted to issue, avalve member of resilient flexible material for closing said opening,said valve member being normally maintained in open position by theresiliencyy of the valve member itself, and means automatically movingthe valve member to close said opening responsive to the operation ofthe bellows.

l1. A sound producing device having a bello is with a relatively xedhead and a relatively movable head, said heads heilig pivoted withrespect to one another along one edge thereof, a weight carried by themovable head at the opposite edge thereof, whereby the bellows may beoperated by gravity, said weight having a sound chamber therein and apassageway from said sound chamber to the interior of said bellows, asound reed associated with said passageway whereby operation of thebellows may cause the reed to sound and the sound therefrom to issueinto said sound chamber, said weight also having an opening from thesound chamber through which the sound is adapted to issue to the outsideand means for interrupting` the sound from said open-` ing includingmeans for automatically closing said opening responsive to the operationof the bellows.

l2. A sound producing` device having a bellows with a relatively fixedhead and a relatively movable head, said heads being pivoted withrespect to one another along one edge thereof, a weight carried by themovable head at the opposite edge thereof, whereby the bellows may beoperated by gravity, said weight having a sound chamber therein and a.passageway from said sound chamber to the interior of said bellows, asound reed associated with said passageway whereby operation of thebellows may cause the reed to sound and the sound therefrom to issueinto said sound chamber, said weight also having an opening from thesound chamber through which the sound is adapted to issue to the outsideandV means for interrupting` the sound from said opening including` avalve member carried by the weighted head and adapted to open and closesaid opening and means carried by the other .-head for automaticallycontrolling the operation of said valve member responsive to theoperation of the bellows.

13. The combination of a tubular casing adapted to be inserted in thebody of a doll and partly open to provide for the issuance of soundtherefrom, the open part being covered with apertured material whichserves to keep out foreign material while permitting the issuance ofsound therethrough, a bellows enclosed in said casing, said bellowshaving one wall iXed with respect to the casing and the opposite wallpivoted with respect thereto along one edge of said walls, a weightcarried by said movable pivoted wall at the opposite edge thereofwhereby the bellows may be operated by gravity, said walls extendinglongitudinally of the casing, said weight having a sound chamber thereinand a passageway, from vhaving' an opening from the sound chamberbellows, a sound reed associated with said passageway, said weight alsohaving an opening from the sound chamber through which the sound fromthe reed is adapted to issue to the outside, and means for interruptingthe sound from said sound opening including a valve member carried bythe weighted wall and adapted to open and close said opening, and meanscarried by the other wall and controlling the operation of said valvemember responsive to the operation of the bellows.

14C. A sound producing device having a bellows with a relative-ly fixedhead and a relatively movable head, said heads being pivoted withrespect to one another along one edge thereof, a weight carried by themovable head at the opposite edge thereof, whereby the bellows may beoperated by gravity, said weight having a sound chamber therein and apassageway from said sound chamber to the interior of said bellows, asound reed associated with said passageway whereby operation of thebellows may cause the reed to sound and the sound therefrom to issueinto said sound chamber, said weightalso having an opening from thesound chamber through which the sound is adapted to issue to theoutside, said opening being in that face of the weight which is oppositefrom said pivotal edge, and

means for interrupting the sound from said opening including means forautomatically closing said opening responsive to the operation of thebellows.

l5. A sound producing device having in combination a bellows having arelatively fixed head and a head movable toward and from the lixed headto compress and distend the bellows, said movable head comprising ametallic weight, whereby the bellows may be operated by gravity, saidweight having a sound chamber therein and a passageway leading from saidsound chamber to the interior of the bellows, a sound reed associatedwith said passageway, said weight also having an opening from the soundchamber through which the sound from the reed may issue to the outsideand means for interrupting the sound from said opening' including meansfor automatically closing said opening responsive to the operation ofthe bellows.

16. A sound producing device having in combination a bellows having arelatively fixed head and a head movable toward and from the fixed headto comipress and distend the bellows, said movable head comprising ametallic weight whereby the bellows may be operated by gravity, saidweight having a sound chamber therein and a passageway leading from saidsound cham er to the interior of the bellows, a sound reed associatedwith said passageway, said weight also having an opening from the soundchamber through which the sound from the reed may issue to the outside,and mieans for interrupting the sound from said opening including avalve member carried by the weighted head and adapted to open and closesaid opening, and means carried by the other head for automaticallycontrolling the operation of said valve member responsive to theoperation of the bellows.

17. A sound producing device having in combination a bellows having arelatively fixed head and a head movable toward and from the fixed headto compress anddistend the bellows, said movable. head comprising ametallic weight whereby the bellows may be operated by gravity, saidweight having a sound chamber therein and a passageway leading from saidsound chamber to the interior of the bellows, a sound reed associatedwith said passageway, said weight also having an opening from the soundchamber through which the sound from the reed may issue to the outside,said opening being in one of the side edges of said weight, and meansfor automatically closing and opening said opening responsive to theoperation of the bellows.

18. A sound producing device having in comibination a bellows having arelatively fixed head and a head movable toward and from the fixed headto compress and distend the bellows, said movable head comprising ametallic weight whereby the bellows may be operated by gravity, saidweight having a sound chamber therein and a passageway leading from saidsound chamber to the interior of the bellows, a sound reed associatedwith said passageway, said weight also having an opening from the soundchamber through which the sound from the reed may issue to the outside,said opening being in one of` the side edges of said weight, and meansfor automatically closing and opening said opening responsive to theoperation of the bellows, said last mentioned means including a valvemember carried by the weighted head and adapted to open and close saidopening, and means carried by the other head for automaticallycontrolling the operation of said valve member responsive to theoperation of the bellows. p

19. A sound producing device having in combination a bellows having arelatively fixed head and a head movable toward and from the fixed headto compress and distend the bellows, said movable head comprising ametallic weight, whereby the bellows may be operated by gravity, saidweight having a sound chamber therein and a passageway leading from saidsound chamber to the interior of the bellows, and a sound reedassociated with said passageway, said weight also having an opening fromthe sound chamber through which the somd from the reed may issue to theouts1 e.

In witness whereof, I hereby afx my sig nature. this 10th day ofFebruary, 1922.

ARTHUR FRISCH.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,609,082, grantedNovember 30, 1926, upon the application of Arthur Frisch, of Brooklyn,New York, Jfor an improvement in Sound-Producing Devices, an errorappears in the printed speciiication requiring correction as follows:Page 4, line 65, for the Words having an opening from the sound chamberread said sound chamber' to the imem'or of the; and that the saidLetters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the samemay conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this lst day of February, A. D. 1927.

[SEAL] M. J. MOORE,

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